The Wood River Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against Centura by a score of 46-39. This was payback for Wood River, who suffered a 40-27 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Macie Peters, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ellie Morgan, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Several Centurions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kennedy Davis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Davis scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Wooden, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Centura smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wood River only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Wood River's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Centura, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Wood River has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Hopefully St. Paul focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday. As for Centura, they will square off against the Bluejays at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
